PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:49 HKT ON 12.09.2021
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THERE WERE
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
SUBSIDING AIR OF TROPICAL CYCLONE CHANTHU, THE WEATHER WILL
BE VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY, BUT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES.
AT 1 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON CHANTHU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 170
KILOMETRES EAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH
AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF
TAIWAN.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM CONSON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 130
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. ONE OR TWO
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS.
OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:49 HKT ON 12.09.2021